Improvement in oil-cans



W. KELLEY. O'il-Uans.

Patented Apri|28,1874.

'III WITNESSESI UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VVILLIAM KELLEY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

IM PROVEMENT IN OIL'CANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 150,165, (lated April 28, 1874; application filed October B3, 1873.

To all whom it 'may conc'rn:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM KELLEY, of the city and county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Oombined Torches and Oilers; and I do hereby declare that the following` is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accoinpanying' drawing which makes part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a view of the device in elevation; Fig. 2, a Vertical section thereof- My invention relates to a combined oiler and torch for use special] y by locomotive en gineers and it consists in certain improvements upon the Letters Patent granted to me March 11, 1873, No. 136,738, as will be hereinafter described, to which Letters Patent reference is hereby made for a fuller understanding of my present invention, and the advantages of its use.

In the accompanying; drawing', A represents the torch-reservoir, so termed in the Letters Patent referred to, and B the slide, which is moved up or down to expose more or less of the wick O, as may be required. In windy weather more of the wiek should be exposed than would be required in calmer weather, and vice Versa, and this result is attained without disturbing said wiek or changing the position of the torch upon the oiler. D is the pipe connecting' the torch-reservoir with the reser- Voir from which the illuminating material is drawn; and, that the wiek may be kept properly filled, whether the oiler be carried in an upright position or otherwise, there is a space, a, left between the wiek and the bottom of the torch'reservoir connecting with the pipe D, which serves as a secondary oilreservoir, holding sufficient to supply the wiek until the oiler be again lowered. At this point of connection a suitable Valve, opening into the torch-reservoir, may be arranged, whereby whatever oil fiows therein is retained. A loop, b, is affixed to the slide B, and movesover a pin, o, on the torch-reservoir, whereby the said slide is prevented from being drawn entirely off.

The wiek may be placed within the torchreservoir in any convenient manner. I use, however, what I term a for1ner,77 on which it is first wound, placed within the reservoir, and then cut when the former is withdrawn.

Having described my invention, I claim- In a combined torch and oiler, the combination of the slide B Vwith reservoir A, for the purpose of adjusting the Wiek, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

WILLIAM KELLEY.

W'itnesses:

EDM. F. BROWN, CHAs. E. UPPERMAN. 

